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“Shhhh!” hisses Disc Jockey Will Glass, a.k.a. $bILL (pronounced Dollar Bill) to the crowd of D.J.s in the broadcast booth of Washington Heights Free Radio. Silence falls and he turns down the feed coming from an L.E.D.-lit record player to his right. He presses play on a tape deck and a scratchy voice says “Washington Heights.” $bILL turns the music back up, “I just wanted to do that,” he says with a shy smile. The conversation starts up again. Read More
Cost to renovate 181st Street 1-train station is $17.5 million
The New York Post reported on Feb. 19 that the cost to repair the landmarked ceiling of the 181st Street 1-train station is $17.5 million. Bricks from the ceiling came falling down one evening in August. The station, and the 168th Street stop, which has a similar design, was closed for two weeks while a metal framework was installed to stabilize the ceilings. Read More
The New York Police Department Special Victims Unit has classified the attack on a woman in Inwood Hill Park on Feb. 17 as an attempted rape and is planning on dramatically stepping up its presence in the park. Read More
Well over 100 concerned Inwoodites filled the ninth floor of the Manhattan Mini Storage building at 5030 Broadway for a community meeting about crime in the northernmost portion of Manhattan on Feb. 21.
The meeting was called by Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat after the latest incident, a sexual assault in Inwood Hill Park. The victim, a smartly dressed Debbie Nathan of W. 204th Street, detailed what happened to her on Feb. 17 at around 6 p.m. on the “ring path” in the park. Read More
The first thing I noticed when Rita Hamburg began her exercise class in the Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation Social Hall on Ft. Washington Avenue and W. 185th Street was her wide, amazing smile. The second thing was what terrific shape she was in – her diminutive form sported sculpted arms and an enviously flat belly. Read More
For some customers at Malecon Restaurant on Broadway and W. 175th Street, no matter what they order the bill is always $2.
Malecon, known for its spiced roasted chicken and dense menu of Latin Caribbean comfort food, has another trademark – its special treatment to its regulars. Read More
R-2. As of right. R-7. These cryptic words are part of a language that shapes the city – namely zoning – the basis of urban planning. Here’s an example from architect Wayne Benjamin, the chair of Community Board 12’s Land Use Committee: “When you look at CB12 it’s a large mass of R-72 and R-8.” Read More
Presuming that the onset of entry into grandparenting is in a welcomed and traditional manner, there are still a wide range situations and occasions that will require thoughtful consideration and communication. If the mother is your daughter, much depends on your previous relationship as well as your relationship with the child’s father. If it is your son who is expecting his first child, your relationship with him and his partner will also be effected by your history. Read More
Childcare. It’s one of the biggest issues personally and professionally. I will say, once the childcare piece is in place you can concentrate on the here and now, which is your baby. Read More
 Neighborhood Blogwatch
Good. Food. Stories.
Good Food Stories is all about just that: good food and good stories. The site promises to provide “news, reviews, and tasty tidbits; demos, recipes, and things you can try at home; and people, places, and things that make being a good eater so much fun.” The best part is that Danielle, one of the writers, is dedicated to broadening the site’s coverage to the Inwood area, so much so that the home page’s word cloud (an image that illustrates the popularity of certain key words and topics covered on the site) boasts the word Inwood, albeit in a slightly smaller font size than most of the other words. Read More
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